Scott Garrett

Scott Garrett (9 July 1959-) was an American representative in the US House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th congressional district (northern NJ) from 3 January 2003, succeeding Marge Roukema. Garrett was a member of the conservative US Republican Party.

Biography
Scott Garrett was born on 9 July 1959 in Englewood, New Jersey, and he earned his B.A. degree in Political Science from Montclair State University in 1981 and his J.D. degree from the Rutgers School of Law in Camden in 1984. In 1991, he was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly and was re-elected five times, and he became a member of the US House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th congressional district in 2003. Garrett was accused of ignoring violence against women and refusing to pass laws promoting women's right to choose and punishing sex offenders; for this reason, many police officers and first responders voted for Josh Gottheimer in the state elections.